K-12 Internet Resources on Africa

The Multimedia Archive

This section includes some of the multimedia collections that can be used in the classroom. In order to view these images you need a browser that is capable of handling graphics (e.g. Explorer, Netscape, etc.).

Art & Life in Africa
Art and Life in Africa
Online contains information
about African Art and
Culture. All of the material
on this site has been
adapted from similar material
developed for the Art
and Life in Africa CD-ROM
being produced at The
University of Iowa. Links
to further resources on
the web have been added
where appropriate.

African Maps (Ali Dinar) This is a list of maps provided by the US Central Intelligence Agency - Pulbic Office, for all African countries.

African Music: Dancedrummer.comThe site features Quicktime movies demonstrating how to play West African drums synchronized with animated bars of written music. It also contains a general history of the Anlo-Ewe people of Ghana and a short paper on the funtction of music at funerals in Eweland.

Audio-Visual Resources (Ali Dinar) This menu includes information on audio-visual resources (e.g., videos, films, audio cassettes, and CD-ROMs) on Africa for use in the classroom. It also includes multimedia resources on Africa at other research institutions in the USA.

Maps and Satellite Images (Ali Dinar) General maps and satellite images of weather in Africa, including maps for all African countries provided by the Public Office, of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Smithsonian Institution Collection (Ali Dinar) The Smithsonian Institution has a large collection of African material in its exhibit, the samples in this section includes images of African wildlife, antiquities, popular art, etc.

Sukuma Museum of Tanzania (Mark H.C. Bessire) The Sukuma people of Tanzania live in an area called Usukuma which is located to the west and south of Lake Victoria. This web site provides series of articles and pictures that documents different issues of Sukuma culture.